Spirituality
I charge you to keep God’s command without blame or reproach until our Lord Jesus Christ shall appear….He is the blessed and only ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords who alone has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light.
~1 Timothy 6:14-15
Jesus, Sun of Justice
Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
You have been told, O man, what is good, and what the LORD requires of you: Only to do the right and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with […]
Jesus, Purity of Virgins
Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
I am already the spouse of a Lover much more noble and powerful than you. He is a Prince whose bride keeps, as the most glorious of crowns, a spotless […]
Jesus, Master of the Apostles
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
For you, Eternal Shepherd, do not desert your flock, but through the blessed Apostles watch over it and protect it always, so that it may be governed by those
Jesus, Light of Confessors
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
We are the soldiers of peace, we are the army of the peacemakers, fighting for God and peace, Deo et paci militantibus. Persuasion, good example, loyalty to God are […]
Jesus, King of Patriarchs
Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
Matthan [became] the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Of her was born Jesus who is called the Messiah. Thus the total number of […]
Jesus, Most Obedient
Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
Though he was in the form of God, [Jesus] did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave…he humbled […]
Jesus, Author of Life
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
What is urgently called for is a general mobilization of consciences and a united ethical effort to activate a great campaign in support of life. All together, we must […]
Jesus, Crown of Saints
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
I arise today / Through the strength of the love of cherubim, / In the obedience of angels, / In the service of archangels, / In the hope of […]
Jesus, Eternal Wisdom
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel
Our Blessed Lord left the world without leaving any written message. His doctrine was Himself. Ideal and History were identified in Him. The truth that all other ethical teachers proclaimed, […]
Jesus, Example of Virtue
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
Plant deep within us, Lord, all the virtues, that we might be devout in divine matters, discerning in human affairs, and burdensome to no one in fulfilling our own […]
Jesus, Meek and Humble of Heart
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I […]
Jesus, Strength of Martyrs
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
O Lord Jesus, King of Martyrs, to those who must suffer torment and violence, hunger and fatigue, be Thou the invincible strength sustaining them in their trials and assuring […]
Jesus, Joy of Angels
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my son; this day I have begotten you”? Or again: “I will be a […]
Heart of Christ, Burning Furnace of Charity
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
Ite, omnia incendite et inflammate! Go forth, set the whole world on fire, and inflame all things! (Words of St. Ignatius Loyola for Jesuits going to the foreign […]
Jesus, King of Glory
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me:
As He died to make men holy, let […]
Jesus, Angel of Great Counsel
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; Upon those who lived in a land of gloom a light has shone. For a child is born to us, a son […]
Jesus, Teacher of the Evangelists
By Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, CFR
The Church has always and everywhere held and continues to hold that the four Gospels are of apostolic origin. For what the Apostles preached in fulfillment of the commission of […]
You cannot be half a saint! You must be a whole saint or not a saint at all!
~St Therese of Lisieux
Lenten Conversion Through Inner Discipline
It seems that Lent has flown by at lightning speed, and now we are at the threshold of Holy Week. But if you haven’t quite lived up to the promises you made at the beginning […]
Don’t Waste Lent (Have a Plan)
Lent is a time of reckoning – a spiritual reckoning before God. In a sense, the Season of Lent is a sort of a trial run each year which prepares us for meeting our Maker […]
Seven Awesome Catholic Devotions
When Olivia Newton John was fawning over John Travolta in the 1978 classic movie Grease, she sang that she was “Hopelessly Devoted” to him. Hmmm. I guess that can be a good thing in a […]
Seven Reliable Prayer Habits
James Clear’s Atomic Habits was the world’s best-selling book in 2021, which gives us some insight into one of the biggest trends in business writing today: habits. People everywhere need the structure and productivity habitual […]
Seven Characteristics of Effective Prayer
Prayer nurtures our life of faith as oxygen gives life to fire. Like the eternal flames that burn in front of the Tombs of Unknown Soldiers in different countries, prayer helps us tap into a […]
Does God Allow Souls in Purgatory to Visit the Living?
November is the month of All Souls. It is a yearly reminder of our obligation to pray for the souls who, as our doctrine teaches, are in a process of post-death purification. The souls in […]
Saint Joseph the Worker
St. Joseph is the friend and ally of all believers: he is the patriarch of God’s holy people, the saint of workers, and the patron of the Universal Church. We owe much to his constant […]
We Need Temptation for Spiritual Growth
If you’re not tempted to violate your core values from time to time, you’re not growing in the most important dimension of your being: your spirit. Actually, we need temptation for spiritual growth. That is […]
Healer of Sin and Division
The Blessed Virgin Mary, known in her litany as Queen of Peace, Mother of Mercy, Comfort of the Afflicted, among other titles, looks down upon the whole world from Heaven and sees the […]
That You May Bear Much Fruit
Most everyone knows what it means to bear fruit in the natural sense of bringing children into the world, or in the financial sense of making an investment profitable. But what does it really mean […]
Five Infallible Ways to Keep the Devil at Bay
A pronounced feature of the countryside surrounding the beautiful city of Cali, Columbia is a set of three crosses perched atop the mountains to the east. But no one can recall who put them up […]
Centered in the Eucharist
As the Church departs the glorious season of Easter and returns to Ordinary Time, we take a moment to pause and remind ourselves how we may grow in holiness during the “normal” course of our […]
Joseph the Fearless
St. Joseph is an integral part of the story of Advent, but let’s not be too facile about his calling to be the foster-father of Jesus Christ. Joseph’s obedience to the Angel’s message, his embrace […]
Surrounded by This Cloud of Witnesses
The month of November begins with a blaze of spiritual light: the Solemnity of All Saints. This feast day highlights the perpetual beauty of literally the most fascinating people in history: the men, women, and […]
